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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.3975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
44 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0