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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 500
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
53.9 to 68
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010