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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4590 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
190
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
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 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15