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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
3.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7