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N06210 Nickel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32506 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 N06210 nickel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
81
Shear Strength, MPa 560
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 17
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 18 to 20
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54.8 to 62.5
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0