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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
82
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
300
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
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
58.1 to 72
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 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.7