MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1