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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
85
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
80
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1