AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel
AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 440B 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, % | 3.0 to 18 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 850 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1930 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 1860 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 1150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 110 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 27 to 30 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.3 | |
| 9.4 to 20.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| 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 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |