EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel
EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 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 1.4419 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 680 | |
280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
79 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 950 | |
570 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1590 | |
880 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 1240 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 790 | |
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 | 11 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.8 | |
1.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
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 | 95 to 170 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 350 to 3920 | |
440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 57 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 39 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
2.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 55 | |
29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.42 | |
0.030 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 14.5 | |
20 to 23 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 82 to 86 | |
0 to 5.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
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 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |