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N06455 Nickel vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
38
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
29.9 to 44
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0