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N06985 Nickel vs. EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4563 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
31.6 to 40.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
30 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0