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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0