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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0