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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
55
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
23 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
47 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 3.0