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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4611 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 570
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.0

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
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
91
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
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 1.0