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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 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 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

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
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
46.9 to 54.2
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0