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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0