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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4468 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
5.5 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0