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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 840
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
16
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
8.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0