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N06455 Nickel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 47
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
81
Shear Strength, MPa 550
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0