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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

AISI 434 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 24
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 77
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 330
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010