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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
58 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0