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N06985 Nickel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4749 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
68.5 to 73.7
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
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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