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N06002 Nickel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
16
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0