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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015