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EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

EN 1.4923 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4923 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, % 12 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 440
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 590
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 780
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

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 8.0
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 1580
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.24
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 87.1
0 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0