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N06058 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 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 S31060 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
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
78
Shear Strength, MPa 600
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0