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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0