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N06255 Nickel vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% 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 S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
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