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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0