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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4587 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 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, % 34
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
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 4.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020