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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 22

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 22 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 22.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 49
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84
Shear Strength, MPa 640
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.015
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
50.8 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35