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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 440
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3