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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 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, % 11 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5