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N06230 Nickel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32803 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 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 S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
19
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
22

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 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
28 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
62.9 to 67.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0035
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0