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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. N10276 Nickel

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 28
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 290
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
4.0 to 7.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35