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Nickel 59 vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 59 and the bottom bar is S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2