MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

N08020 Stainless Steel vs. N06230 Nickel

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
83
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
85
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
47.5 to 65.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15