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N06920 Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
18
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
17.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.8