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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. N07776 Nickel

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
12 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5