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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
72 to 80
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.3