AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. N10665 Nickel
AISI 201LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N10665 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 51 | |
| 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 to 540 | |
| 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 530 to 680 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1060 | |
| 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 770 | |
| 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 9.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 200 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 to 310 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 1520 | |
| 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 38 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 17.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.9 to 73.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 6.4 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 64.8 to 74 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |