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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0