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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 350
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
59.2 to 65.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1