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EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4864 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 51
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
65.4 to 81.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6