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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
44 to 47
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0