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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell B Hardness 70
90
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
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
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58.1 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7