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N06045 Nickel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 37
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
36
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
51
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010