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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3