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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

EN 1.4458 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
65 to 72.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010