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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4526 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015