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N10003 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Shear Strength, MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23

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 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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