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N06650 Nickel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 640
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
1.0 to 3.0