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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 51
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
50 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3