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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0