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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. N06002 Nickel

AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
17 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
42.3 to 54
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0