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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 700
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
720
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
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

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 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0