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N06455 Nickel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 436 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 90
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0