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N08221 Nickel vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
24.5 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
61.5 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.8