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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
39 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0