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N06060 Nickel vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S31254 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
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
51.4 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0