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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0