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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.65
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0