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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4469 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4469 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
56.4 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0