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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% 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 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
4.0 to 5.5
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 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0