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N06230 Nickel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41425 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
13
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
33

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
12 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
74 to 81.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0