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EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4864 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% 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 1.4864 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 33
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 51
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020