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N06230 Nickel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11 to 12
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
82 to 85.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3