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S44535 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 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 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44535 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 79.6
8.0 to 11
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.030 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1