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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
80
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
46.9 to 54.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4