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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4547 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 14
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 840
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
16

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
19.5 to 20.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0