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N08332 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 N08332 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 48.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 37
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070