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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4162 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
21 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
1.4 to 1.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0