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N06219 Nickel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06219 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 48
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 22
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 60.8 to 72.3
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0