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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% 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 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 770
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
38.7 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0