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AISI 304LN Stainless Steel vs. N06060 Nickel

AISI 304LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 680
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1160
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 270
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1900
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 41
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 73.9
0 to 14
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3