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N06603 Nickel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

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
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
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