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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 1.6
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0