EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 22
EN 1.4854 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 22 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4854 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 22.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 49 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 | |
| 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 84 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 520 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
| 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1170 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.7 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 33.6 to 40.6 | |
| 2.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 50.8 to 63 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.12 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |