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N06255 Nickel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0