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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0