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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 76
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 300
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010