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N08221 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0