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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 45
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
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
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3