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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Shear Strength, MPa 540
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
260
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
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
58.1 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7