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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
52.2 to 61
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3