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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0