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N06455 Nickel vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 S33550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 90
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
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