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N06002 Nickel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0