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S40910 Stainless Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 85 to 89.5
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.17
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5