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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. N06007 Nickel

S31730 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06007 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06007 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
36.1 to 51.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0