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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

AISI 409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 270
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.7