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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06219 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
60.8 to 72.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.5