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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
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
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.3
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 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5