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N06920 Nickel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 39
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
82
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
19
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
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
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
28 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0