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N06920 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 500
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0