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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.6