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N06058 Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 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 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0