AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. N06230 Nickel
AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 18 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 850 | |
| 250 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 83 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1110 | |
| 420 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1930 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 1860 | |
| 330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 85 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 110 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 2.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 1.0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.3 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |