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N07752 Nickel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4878 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N07752 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 710
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1120
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
16
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1450
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 17
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 77.1
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0