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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0