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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N08221 nickel.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
44
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0