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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0