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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M35-2 Nickel

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M35-2 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
59.1 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030