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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 825

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
22 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
38 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0