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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N06200 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06200 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06200 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Shear Strength, MPa 280
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
51 to 61.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010