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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06975 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06975 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
10.2 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.7 to 1.5