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N06455 Nickel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0