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Nickel 59 vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 560
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
44 to 67

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
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8