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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0