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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Shear Strength, MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
45
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5