MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 59.7 to 66.9
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010