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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0