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S44635 Stainless Steel vs. N06230 Nickel

S44635 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44635 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
38 to 48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
250 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
83
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
85
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 68.5
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
47.5 to 65.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15