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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
44 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0