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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4458 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0