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N08700 Stainless Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 32
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
50
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 42 to 52.7
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
59.2 to 65.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1