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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
83
Shear Strength, MPa 330
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 72.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0