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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
87.4 to 92.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030