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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

EN 1.4806 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 31
50
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1