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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 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, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 620
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
49 to 64
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15