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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
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