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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
47 to 50
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 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0