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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0