EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel
EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4567 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 22 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 190 to 260 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 14 | |
| 91 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 840 | |
| 390 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1390 | |
| 550 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1160 | |
| 200 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
| 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 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 150 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3490 | |
| 100 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 12 to 17 |
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 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.2 to 24.6 | |
| 63.3 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| 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 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |