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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4518 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.4518 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

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
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
61.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0