N10001 Nickel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3549 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

UNS N10001 (2.4810) Nickel-Molybdenum Alloy EN 1.3549 (X89CrMoV18-1) Stainless Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		910

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		10

Density, g/cm³		9.2
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		200
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		37

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.85 to 1.0

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), %		77.5 to 82

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		26 to 30
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.3

Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 69.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), %		0.070 to 0.12