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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06250 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% 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 N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
7.4 to 19.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
50 to 54
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 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3