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S41003 Stainless Steel vs. N06975 Nickel

S41003 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06975 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 S41003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06975 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 89.5
10.2 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.7 to 1.5