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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3