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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
57.7 to 65.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1