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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 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 N10624 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
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
24

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
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
53.9 to 68
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 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0