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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N06210 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Shear Strength, MPa 280
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
250
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
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
54.8 to 62.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35