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N10665 Nickel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4961 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 N10665 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
21
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 74
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015