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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 770
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0