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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

AISI 409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3