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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6