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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
65
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3