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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 470
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
7.0 to 11
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
55.9 to 66
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015