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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. N08026 Nickel

Both N08020 stainless steel and N08026 nickel are metals with high concentrations of iron and nickel. This makes them relatively similar, despite formally belonging to different alloy families. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
41
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
24.4 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
33 to 37.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030