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N06035 Nickel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0