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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
60
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
48 to 52
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0