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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% 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 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015