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N06060 Nickel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08320 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0