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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030