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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
730
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
27
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
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
21

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
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
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 to 0.35