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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 860 to 950
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0