MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N06035 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 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 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30 to 50

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
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0