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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 540
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
60.8 to 72.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5