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N06650 Nickel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 640
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0