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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 400
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
59.3 to 69
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015