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N06060 Nickel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 490
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
1.0 to 3.0