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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4841 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
58 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5