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EN 2.4665 Nickel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 2.4665 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
21
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 40.3 to 53.8
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0