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N10665 Nickel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 N10665 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
39
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 74
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015