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N10624 Nickel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10624 nickel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 86
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Shear Strength, MPa 570
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 10
17.5 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 8.0
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 21 to 25
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 53.9 to 68
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030