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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 490
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5