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N06603 Nickel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S39277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 42% 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 S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0