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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% 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 N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 500
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

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 33
50
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
57.7 to 65.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1