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Nickel 59 vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015