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N06007 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06007 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.1 to 51.1
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 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 to 1.0
0