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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 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 AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0