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N06058 Nickel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S43940 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
77
Shear Strength, MPa 600
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0