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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
11.5 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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