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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
82
Shear Strength, MPa 450
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

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
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
36.9 to 53.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0