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N06920 Nickel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
11 to 12
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3