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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 700
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0