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N10003 Nickel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0