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AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

AISI 430FSe stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 430FSe stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.5 to 84
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1