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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0