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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4487 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4487 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4487 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
64.7 to 72.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0