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N06007 Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06007 nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 36.1 to 51.1
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0