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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 420
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8