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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 49
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
82
Shear Strength, MPa 640
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
60
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 2.5