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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 58% 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 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.6