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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
41
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030