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N10003 Nickel vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44660 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is S44660 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Shear Strength, MPa 540
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
21
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

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
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
60.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0