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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
51.1 to 60.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2