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N10276 Nickel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
13
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0