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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1