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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 300
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8