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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5