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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

EN 1.3955 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010