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EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86.8
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5