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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 550
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0