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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
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
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010