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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010