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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
39 to 46
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0