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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N06985 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% 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 N06985 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
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
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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
0 to 1.5