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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
42
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010