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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 51
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
99 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants