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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4961 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, % 39
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
45 to 50.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010