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N06603 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 44% 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0