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Nickel 59 vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030