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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
540
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
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
240
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
64.8 to 79
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 0.5