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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4006 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 770
370 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
11.5 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0