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N06210 Nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.3