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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
47
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
12 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
58 to 66
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030