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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
50
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
58.8 to 65.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.010 to 0.1