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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4837 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
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