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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 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 N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
10
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
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.7
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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
60.8 to 72.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0