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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 450
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0