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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 601

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015