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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
42.3 to 54
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0