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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. N10665 Nickel

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N10665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 26
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 500
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
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 Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 2.0
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
64.8 to 74
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 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030