AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. N07773 Nickel
AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 51 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 520 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 670 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1060 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 770 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1510 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1460 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 260 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1520 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 38 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 30 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70.7 to 77.9 | |
| 0 to 32 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 5.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 45 to 60 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 6.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.070 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 6.0 |