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N10276 Nickel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 47
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
36
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0