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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4104 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
78.8 to 84.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0