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N06455 Nickel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 442 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 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 90
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 550
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
18 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
0 to 0.6
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 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0