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N07716 Nickel vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07716 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 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
9.2 to 10.2
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0.28 to 0.4