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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
80
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0