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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. N06455 Nickel

S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 700
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
58.1 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0