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N06650 Nickel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 640
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
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 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0