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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0