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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
80.4 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0