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N06230 Nickel vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1090
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
16

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
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
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 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
39.5 to 50.3
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 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0