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N06060 Nickel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
39
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0