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N06255 Nickel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
61.2 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0