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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
2.8 to 3.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080