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EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.4474 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.1
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4