N06230 Nickel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 360 | |
690 to 730 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
78 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
810 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
1330 to 1490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
1200 to 1280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
870 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
16 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
3.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
180 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
3610 to 4100 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
47 to 53 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
34 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
4.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
44 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.1 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 24 | |
15 to 16 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
73.2 to 77.7 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 1.3 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
2.5 to 3.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 47.5 to 65.2 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.070 to 0.13 |
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 |