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AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 18
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 850
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1110
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1930
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1860
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57 to 110
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 70
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 70
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.3
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5