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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 59

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
220
Elongation at Break, % 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
84
Shear Strength, MPa 590
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
56.2 to 62.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010