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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
33 to 37.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0