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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

EN 1.4460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
590
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2