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N06455 Nickel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 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, % 47
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0