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N06230 Nickel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 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 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
80.5 to 84.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4