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N06230 Nickel vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35125 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% 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 S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
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
36
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

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
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
36.2 to 45.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0