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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. N07752 Nickel

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

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
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
2.3 to 2.8
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0