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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 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 N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 470
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
170
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
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.3
0