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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

AISI 430 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 32 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell B Hardness 77
90
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 320
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
65
Calomel Potential, mV -220
-80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
0 to 0.7