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N06045 Nickel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 37
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.090
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
6.5 to 7.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030