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N06025 Nickel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0