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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 330
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 42 to 46
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
65 to 79.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0