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N06060 Nickel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0