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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030