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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 310
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
49
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5