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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4823 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
60.9 to 70.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
3.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0