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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070