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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 700
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
6.0 to 24
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
47 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0