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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N07750 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
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
2.3 to 2.8