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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 770
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
11.5 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0