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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N06200 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
51 to 61.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0