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N06058 Nickel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4