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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. N07716 Nickel

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
0 to 11.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
2.8 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.6