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EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4913 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 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 1.4913 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 480
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 590
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1860
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 34
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 11.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 88.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
65.4 to 81.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.1
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
0.2 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0