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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 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 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0