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Nickel 80A vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 80A and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 660
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1300
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 69.4 to 79.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4