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N06455 Nickel vs. S32001 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32001 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is S32001 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 550
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
19.5 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
66.6 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0