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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

S33550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
82
Shear Strength, MPa 470
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
0 to 14
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3