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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5