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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N10629 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
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
83
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
65 to 72.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0