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N10276 Nickel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0