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N06025 Nickel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 500
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
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