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S44660 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

S44660 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44660 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 71
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
47 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0