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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 320
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
65 to 79.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7