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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N10629 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
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
600
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
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
360
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 Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010