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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. N06603 Nickel

AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
57.7 to 65.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1