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N06650 Nickel vs. S40975 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06650 nickel and the bottom bar is S40975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 640
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
95

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
10.5 to 11.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
84.4 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0.5 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0