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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

EN 1.3955 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4