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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Shear Strength, MPa 540
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
51.1 to 60.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2