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Nickel 59 vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 560
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010