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Nickel 201 vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4

Comparable Variants