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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
39
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0