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N06025 Nickel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0