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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4584 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
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
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
41.7 to 52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0