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N06025 Nickel vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 500
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

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
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
0.050 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0