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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Shear Strength, MPa 430
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3