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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 40% 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Shear Strength, MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.3