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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0