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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
34 to 39

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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0