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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
12 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
1.0 to 2.0
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 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0