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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
13 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5