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EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 59

EN 1.4597 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 76.4
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 6.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
56.2 to 62.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010