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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 625

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
33 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
530 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
790 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1290
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
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.4