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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0