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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N06985 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
250
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
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
18 to 21
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5