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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 590
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070