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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. N10665 Nickel

AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 550
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
64.8 to 74
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030