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N06985 Nickel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4621 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
14
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
20 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0