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N06255 Nickel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0