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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 410
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 630
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0