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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N09777 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
28.5 to 47.5
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
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
2.0 to 3.0