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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
83
Shear Strength, MPa 430
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
75
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010