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N08026 Nickel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40930 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% 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 S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 24.4 to 37.9
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37.2
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2