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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4662 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 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
16
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22

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
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0