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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 14
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Shear Strength, MPa 840
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
24

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
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
5.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0