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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 86
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
58 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4