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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0