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EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

EN 1.4563 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% 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 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
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 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
65.4 to 81.7
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6