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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 460
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
72 to 80
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0