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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1