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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0