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N06210 Nickel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
21
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.6
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