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N06650 Nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 640
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 380
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0