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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 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 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.6