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N06230 Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 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 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is S45500 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 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
17
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
48 to 64

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
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
71.5 to 79.2
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 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0