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N10003 Nickel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08320 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Shear Strength, MPa 540
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

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
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0