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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 840
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
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 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
17
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21

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
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
3.5 to 5.2
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0