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N06058 Nickel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
81
Shear Strength, MPa 600
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
28 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
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