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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 1.4405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
870
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
73.6 to 80.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0.7 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0