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N06058 Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0