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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
72 to 80
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
0 to 0.3