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EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4889 nickel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0