EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel
EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 81 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 96 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 29 to 36.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
| 30 to 32 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |