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N10003 Nickel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
36.4 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0