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N06060 Nickel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32803 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
81
Shear Strength, MPa 490
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0035
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0