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EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Shear Strength, MPa 470
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
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
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

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
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
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