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N06058 Nickel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0