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N06060 Nickel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
4.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0