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EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4889 nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8