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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 N06255 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
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 680 to 810
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
150
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
17

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
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0