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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 200

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
65
Calomel Potential, mV -80
-150
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
99 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants