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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.4109 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4