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N06058 Nickel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
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
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
14 to 15.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0