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N06250 Nickel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17400 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 500
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.4 to 19.4
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10.1 to 12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 54
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0