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N07716 Nickel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 690
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 580
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11.3
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.6
0.070 to 0.3