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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0