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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 460
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
1.8 to 2.4
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
58.8 to 65.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.010 to 0.1