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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
59.2 to 65.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1