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N06002 Nickel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 41
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.9
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
11.5 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0