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N06455 Nickel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.2