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EN 2.4650 Nickel vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4650 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 2.4650 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 730
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1090
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 650
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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 80
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
8.5 to 9.5
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.6 to 6.1
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 46.9 to 54.2
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 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25