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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0