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N06219 Nickel vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 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 N06219 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 22
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 60.8 to 72.3
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.28 to 0.4