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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0