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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N10001 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
58 to 69.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4