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N06603 Nickel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4958 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
Shear Strength, MPa 480
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.5
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0