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N06255 Nickel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 76% 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 S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0