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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
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
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3