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N06230 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
18
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0