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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 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, % 4.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
65 to 79.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7