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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.4841 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
65 to 79.2
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7