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N06058 Nickel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
10.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0