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N06985 Nickel vs. S13800 Stainless Steel

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S13800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% 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 N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is S13800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
410 to 870
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
610 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
980 to 1730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
660 to 1580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1090 to 5490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
35 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
33 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
12.3 to 13.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
73.6 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
7.5 to 8.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0