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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3