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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0