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N06058 Nickel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
80
Shear Strength, MPa 600
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0