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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010