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EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1130
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 950
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
44
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2290
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 32
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.8
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 14
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.5
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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 1.0