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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4849 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4849 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, % 4.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
47 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0