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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. N07752 Nickel

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 280
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

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
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050