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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. N07750 Nickel

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
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 7.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8