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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
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
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
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