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N08120 Nickel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08120 nickel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 41.4
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 2.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 39
5.5 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 2.5
0