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N06060 Nickel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
16
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
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