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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 570
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 1.8