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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4401 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, % 14 to 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0