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N06060 Nickel vs. S31655 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 S31655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
63.2 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.5 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
8.0 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.25
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 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0