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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 67% 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 N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5