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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
59.7 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
12.5 to 14.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.12 to 0.22
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