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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0