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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% 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 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
48 to 59.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6