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N07716 Nickel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 580
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
34 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0