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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

EN 1.4418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
99 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants