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N06060 Nickel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
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
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
3.5 to 5.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0