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EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.4922 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 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 1.4922 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 12.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.2
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15