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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

EN 1.4912 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
36.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0