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EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

EN 1.4563 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4563 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
80
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 31.6 to 40.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4