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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
3.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015