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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

AISI 445 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
33 to 37.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030