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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4558 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0