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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0