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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel 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 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 N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
50 to 54
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
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 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3