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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4558 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, % 39
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
44
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0.6 to 1.0