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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. N10276 Nickel

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10276 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
84
Shear Strength, MPa 450
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
51 to 63.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35