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N06058 Nickel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
6.0 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0