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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4886 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, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 400
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
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 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
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