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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. N10675 Nickel

S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10675 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
85
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
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
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1