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N10624 Nickel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10624 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, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Shear Strength, MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
180

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 10
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 8.0
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 21 to 25
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 53.9 to 68
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030