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N08120 Nickel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
17 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 41.4
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 39
17 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.013
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 2.5
0