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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
10 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0