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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
57.7 to 65.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1