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N08024 Nickel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% 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 N08024 nickel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 26.6 to 38.4
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 40
2.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030