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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 570
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0.6 to 1.1
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
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