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N10003 Nickel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0