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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
85
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1