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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 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
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0