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N10003 Nickel vs. S31730 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is S31730 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
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

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
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
52.4 to 61
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
15 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
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 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0