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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 26
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
58 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4