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N06230 Nickel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40930 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
8.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
10.5 to 11.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
84.7 to 89.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
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
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0