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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
75
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
49 to 64
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15