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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
58 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4