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N10003 Nickel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
780
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
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
33

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
11.5 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0