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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
21 to 25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
45 to 50.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010