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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. N10276 Nickel

EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 19
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 460
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
51 to 63.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0