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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
44 to 47
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0