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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Grade N7M Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade N7M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
60.9 to 70
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0