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N06455 Nickel vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 47
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
82
Shear Strength, MPa 550
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
24 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
38.3 to 45.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0