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N06060 Nickel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 490
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0