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N06058 Nickel vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
81
Shear Strength, MPa 600
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
39
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
26 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
29 to 36.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0