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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
86
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3