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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4669 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8