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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. N06045 Nickel

S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 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, % 40
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
250

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
21 to 25
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
45 to 50.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010