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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35125 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
36.2 to 45.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0