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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6