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Nickel 59 vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 50
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
81
Shear Strength, MPa 560
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
24.5 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
61.5 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8