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N06210 Nickel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4406 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
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
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
18
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

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
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0