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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
47
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
12 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
58 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0