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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. N07750 Nickel

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% 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 N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
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
2.3 to 2.8