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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 200

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
99 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010