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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5