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N07716 Nickel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 580
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0