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N06002 Nickel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Shear Strength, MPa 520
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1360
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0