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N06230 Nickel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
19
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
17

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
1.0 to 3.0