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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

AISI 434 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 24
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 330
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3