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Nickel 59 vs. S82441 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S82441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
16
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

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
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
62.6 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050