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N06650 Nickel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 640
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
32 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
6.5 to 7.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0