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N06025 Nickel vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44660 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 S44660 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 32
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
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
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

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
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
60.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
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
0.2 to 1.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0