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N10624 Nickel vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10624 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 10
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 8.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 21 to 25
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 53.9 to 68
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4