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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 480
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
48 to 59.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6