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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4590 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 570
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0.35 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15