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N06650 Nickel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 640
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
10 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0