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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0