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N06035 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
20
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0