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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N06230 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (12, 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
620 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
85
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
17 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
47.5 to 65.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15