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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. N06920 Nickel

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 71% 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Shear Strength, MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
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 33
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
36.9 to 53.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0