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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
8.5 to 9.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
86.2 to 88.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25