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EN 2.4669 Nickel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4669 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 680
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1110
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
26
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1380
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
13 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.9 to 77.7
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5