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N06060 Nickel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% 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 N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
23 to 28
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0