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EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4668 Nickel

EN 1.4469 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4469 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4668 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
590
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
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 21
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
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 0.030
0.020 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.9
11.2 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2