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N06060 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 40% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
18
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0