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N06250 Nickel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.4 to 19.4
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10.1 to 12
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 54
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0