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N10629 Nickel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10629 nickel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 88
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
17 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030