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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
44
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0