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EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 2.4889 nickel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030