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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
42
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010