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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 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 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
86
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
52.2 to 61
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3