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EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4864 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 68% 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 33
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 51
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0