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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. N10665 Nickel

EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 420
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
64.8 to 74
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030