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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% 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 1.4558 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, % 39
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
2.3 to 2.8