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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4372 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0