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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
270

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 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
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), % 0.2 to 0.5
0