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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
42
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010