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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. N06007 Nickel

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0