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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

EN 1.4652 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 610
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
50
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
55.9 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015