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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5