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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
17 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400 to 410
240 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
26
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
13.5 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
49.1 to 59.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
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
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0