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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
27 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
47 to 50
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0