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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0