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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Shear Strength, MPa 360
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0