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N06060 Nickel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is S82012 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
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 490
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0.8 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0