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N06058 Nickel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% 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 S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
15 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0