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S41041 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 S41041 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 860
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 87.8
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0