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AISI 429 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

AISI 429 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 78
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Shear Strength, MPa 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4