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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

S20431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0