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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 560
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
42.3 to 54
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0