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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

EN 1.4458 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030