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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4406 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0