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Nickel 201 vs. S40910 Stainless Steel

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is S40910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42 to 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 380
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 130
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
85 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.17
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5