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N07716 Nickel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31060 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% 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 N07716 nickel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 580
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
10 to 12.5
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0