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Nickel 59 vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
14 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
310 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3