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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% 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 N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 49
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 640
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
50
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
59.2 to 65.9
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1