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EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.4865 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4865 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

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 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 34.4 to 44.7
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
49 to 64
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
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15