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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 1.4931 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, % 17
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0