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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 550
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3