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N06025 Nickel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0