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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06920 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
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
21
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
36.9 to 53.5
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0