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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N10624 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
5.0 to 8.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
53.9 to 68
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0