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N06058 Nickel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
34 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0