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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
86
Shear Strength, MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3