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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

EN 1.4401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
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 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5