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S30441 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% 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 S30441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.7
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0