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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S66286 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, % 17 to 40
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 410
400 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 630
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
2.8 to 3.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070