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N06025 Nickel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0