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N06255 Nickel vs. S32001 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32001 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is S32001 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
66.6 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
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