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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
45 to 50.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010