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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 770
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
19

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 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0