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N06230 Nickel vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
150 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
30
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
39.5 to 50.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0