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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Shear Strength, MPa 570
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17.5 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
14.5 to 16.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
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 0.4
0