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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

EN 1.4886 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
58.1 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7