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N06230 Nickel vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% 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 S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
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
12
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
14 to 14.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
75.4 to 79.5
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
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0