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N10276 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

N10276 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10276 nickel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.1
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 9.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 16.5
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 7.0
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 51 to 63.5
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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