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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
86
Shear Strength, MPa 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3