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N06045 Nickel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030