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EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 89
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
17
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 18
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 9.8 to 28.7
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030