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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25