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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

EN 1.4568 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0