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N06025 Nickel vs. S82031 Stainless Steel

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is S82031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
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
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
68 to 78.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0