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N06060 Nickel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 490
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0