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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4325 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 450
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0