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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. N06985 Nickel

EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 490
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 580
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5