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N06210 Nickel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
21
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0