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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010