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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
480
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
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
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
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
18 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0