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N08120 Nickel vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 470
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
14 to 14.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 41.4
75.4 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 39
6.5 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 2.5
0