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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4401 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, % 14 to 40
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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