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N08026 Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 N08026 nickel and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 24.4 to 37.9
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37.2
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8