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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 4.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 680 to 810
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3