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N08925 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08925 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
83
Shear Strength, MPa 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.7 to 50.1
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
65 to 72.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010