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N10276 Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
18
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0