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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

S38815 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 26 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
86
Shear Strength, MPa 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
70
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3