EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel
EN 1.4057 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 430 | |
480 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
80 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 520 to 580 | |
730 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 to 980 | |
1090 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 to 790 | |
650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
1010 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
12 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
1.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
80 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
10 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 96 to 130 | |
320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 1610 | |
1030 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
36 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 28 | |
28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
3.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 35 | |
33 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.22 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
19 to 21 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
19 to 21 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 77.7 to 83.4 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
5.6 to 6.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
46.9 to 54.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.0070 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
1.9 to 2.4 |