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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
150 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
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), % 11 to 12.5
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants