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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 650
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1