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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
80
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4