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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

EN 1.4509 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4509 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0