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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 4.6
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 680 to 810
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
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 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5