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EN 1.4825 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4825 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4825 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 74.4
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5