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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 333

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 77
85
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
9.3 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
44 to 48
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0