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N06025 Nickel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0