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N08024 Nickel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 26.6 to 38.4
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 40
0.6 to 1.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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