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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3