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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58.1 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7