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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

EN 1.4526 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 340
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5