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N10003 Nickel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
540
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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 15

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 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
65.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
10.5 to 13
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