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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 430
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
40.3 to 53.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0