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N06002 Nickel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06002 nickel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 41
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.3 to 54
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0