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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. S35115 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35115 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S35115 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
240
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
3.9
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
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
47.6 to 55.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0