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N10003 Nickel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
400 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0