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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
51.1 to 60.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2